Čelopek
Челопек
Çellopek, Ballisht
Village
Čelopek
Čelopek
Čelopek is located in North Macedonia
Čelopek
Čelopek
Location within North Macedonia
Coordinates: 41°55′54″N 21°00′47″E / 41.93167°N 21.01306°E / 41.93167; 21.01306
Country North Macedonia
Region Polog
Municipality Brvenica
Population
 (2021)
 • Total4,459
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesTE
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Čelopek (Macedonian: Челопек, Albanian: Çellopek) is a village in the municipality of Brvenica, North Macedonia.

History

medieval history

According to the 1467-68 Ottoman defter, Čelopek appears as being largely inhabited by an Orthodox Christian Albanian population. Some families had a mixed Slav-Albanian anthroponomy - usually a Slavic first name and an Albanian last name or last names with Albanian patronyms and Slavic suffixes.

The names are: Marko, son of Arbnas; Stanisha, son of Arbnas; Dralla, son of Trajko; Nicholas, his brother; Bogdan, son of Dono; Andre Protogjer; Rala, son of Marin; Rala, son of Pren-çe; Nik-o, son of Dushman; Prusha, son of Petrush; Hamza, son of Gjin; Martin Arbanas; Dimitri, son-in-law of Martin; Kojcin, Jorgji's son-in-law; Nikolla, son of Dushman; Ugrin, son of Kologjer; Rada, son of Gjuka-le; Nik-o, son of Dushman; Ugrin, son of Bojk-o-s; widow Donika; widow Pronka; widow Nika; the widow of Andre.[1]

Čelopek around 1400 AD

20th century history

According to the 1942 Albanian census, Čelopek was inhabited by 1858 Muslim Albanians, 100 Serbs and 710 Bulgarians.[2]

In statistics gathered by Vasil Kanchov in 1900, the village of Čelopek was inhabited by 1000 Muslim Albanians and 520 Orthodox Bulgarians.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2021 census, Čelopek had 4,459 residents with the following ethnic composition:[4]

  • Albanians 3,898
  • Macedonians 395
  • Persons for whom data are taken from administrative sources 157
  • Others 9

According to the 2002 census, the village had a total of 5,287 inhabitants.[5] Ethnic groups in the village included:[5]

References

  1. ↑ Rexha, Iljaz (2011). "Vendbanimet dhe popullsia albane gjatë mesjetës në hapësirën e Maqedonisë së sotme: Sipas burimeve sllave dhe osmane". Gjurmime Albanologjike: Seria e Shkencave Historike (41–42): 113.
  2. ↑ http://pop-stat.mashke.org/alb-historic/1942-diber-tetove-ethnicrel-loc.htm
  3. ↑ Vasil Kanchov (1900). Macedonia: Ethnography and Statistics. Sofia. p. 264.
  4. ↑ Total resident population of the Republic of North Macedonia by ethnic affiliation, by settlement, Census 2021
  5. 1 2 Macedonian Census (2002), Book 5 - Total population according to the Ethnic Affiliation, Mother Tongue and Religion, The State Statistical Office, Skopje, 2002, p. 75.

Notable citizens

  • Ljube Boškoski - former Minister of Internal Affairs of the Republic of Macedonia
  • Nastoski Gavro-member of MRO and courier of Pitu Guli's guard


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